BULGARIAN COMPATIBILITY WITH NATO AIR POWER

Abstract

The Bulgarian Air Force is the main type of armed forces for participation in joint and independent operations, both nationally and multinationally. They ensure air sovereignty of the Republic of Bulgaria by monitoring, securing and defending its airspace; they perform tasks on protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sites throughout the country. But the change of political system in the Republic of Bulgaria placed the Air Force in a position to undergo a serious test. The problems of transition deprived the Bulgarian Armed Forces, and in particular the Air Force from the opportunity to adequately modernize and preserve indispensable capabilities for national security. This paper argues that incompatibility between the Bulgarian Air Force and the forces of NATO partners exists, and it is a problem which has to be urgently solved.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 2016
Accession Number
AD1037566

Entities

People

  • Nikolay R. Rusev

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Application Software
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Pilots
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space